Category Archives: World
Judge Joseph Steinberg dies at 86
BLOOMFIELD — Retired Judge Joseph L. Steinberg, who hosted a weekly news program with reporters on public television for two decades and wrote books on real estate and other topics, has died at 86. Steinberg died Monday at Seabury Retirement Home in Bloomfield, according to his obituary, with his family at his side. Read more » »
Words of tribute from Tony Etherton, BB UK National Treasurer, at the funeral of his wife, Jean.
These very personal words of tribute were spoken by Tony Etherton, B’naiB’rith UK National Treasurer, at the funeral of his wife, Jean (nee SpitzB.Sc., Dipl. Inf. Sc.), Honorary Life President of B’nai B’rith UK. We are mostgrateful to Tony and his family for allowing B’nai B’rith to use them as a mostfitting obituary to Jean. Read more » »
Words of President Van Gelder after the act of terrorism in Antwerp
These words were written by B’nai B’rith Europe President Erika Van Gelder, after the terrorist attack that took place in Antwerp against a Rabbi.B’nai B’rith Europe would like to convey to our brethren in Antwerp the outrage we all feel for yet another barbaric act of terrorism against the Rabbi in Antwerp. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Remembers Gettysburg Address And Its Adaptation
United States President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most iconic speeches in American history, on the afternoon of Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery on the battlegrounds in Gettysburg, Penn. Read more » »
Y welcomes federation as partner in fair
+ enlarge image Community shaliah Maor Tiri with children at the Union Y. Photo by Jani Jonas + more images by Elaine Durbach NJJN Staff Writer November 19, 2014 T he YM-YWHA of Union County is hoping a new partnership will make its annual Jewish Fair and Expo — now in its bar mitzva year — an even larger celebration of all things Jewish. Read more » »
Atentado à sinagoga eleva risco de conflito religioso
Análise de Michel Gherman, do Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Estudos Judaicos da UFRJ, mostra que podemos estar ás portas de uma terceira Intifada, desta vez de ordem religiosa, adiando as possibilidades de um acordo de paz entre israelenses e palestinos, para alívio dos extremistas de ambos os lados. (www.estadao.com. Read more » »
Novo embaixador de Israel acredita em coexistência entre árabes e judeus
Em entrevista divulgada na segunda-feira (17), o novo embaixador israelense, Reda Mansour, de origem drusa, disse que Israel, apesar de ser um Estado judaico, tem „integrada” em sua cultura uma grande comunidade árabe e que, isso, „dá esperança” de coexistência pacífica no Oriente Médio. Read more » »
Conib condena atentado
A Confederação Israelita do Brasil – Conib – divulgou nota condenando nos mais veementes termos o ataque terrorista contra uma sinagoga em Jerusalém, que causou a morte de quatro rabinos e um policial que foi defendê-los. Read more » »
Especialistas israelenses falarão sobre recursos hídricos
Desde sua criação, Israel se defronta com a escassez de água, e a preservação das fontes de água e a gestão dos recursos hídricos é um grande desafio. Read more » »
Congresso espanhol aprova Estado Palestino
O Congresso dos Deputados da Espanha aprovou ontem projeto de lei simbólico que pede ao governo do país para reconhecer a Palestina como Estado, porém apenas quando palestinos e israelenses negociarem uma solução para o conflito. Read more »
